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ECOWAS hosts regional experts’ meeting on disability inclusion in west Africa
Abuja, April 22, 2022 – ECOWAS Commission through the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs hosted a regional experts’ meeting on disability inclusion in West Africa from the 20 to 22nd April 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting is a … Continue reading
ECOWAS to host regional experts’ meeting on disability inclusion in west Africa
Abuja, April 14, 2022 – Against the backdrop of the need to promote disability inclusivity in West Africa, the ECOWAS Commission initiated a regional study on disability inclusion to review disability inclusion laws/policies and programmes in ECOWAS Member States, and … Continue reading
ECOWAS Holds FemWise Stakeholders Consultation and Validation Workshop
A Regional Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Operationalization and Institutionalization of the Network of West African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FemWise-West Africa) commences on the 20th of April, 2022, in Lagos, Nigeria.  The Three-Day Workshop is expected to … Continue reading
WACOMP holds its 8th Technical Steering Committee meeting to support initiatives aimed at improving competitiveness in West Africa
The Eight (8th) meeting of the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) of the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) was held virtually on 7 April 2022. Organised by the ECOWAS Commission, the meeting was attended by representatives of UEMOA Commission, European Union, … Continue reading
Commissioner Sediko Douka ‘s Working visit to the West African Power Pool in Cotonou, Benin Â
 The ECOWAS Commissioner for Energy and Mines was in Cotonou, Benin on 7 and 8 April 2022,  to assess the progress of construction works at the WAPP Information and Coordination Centre.   The Commissioner kick-started his visit by … Continue reading
ECOWAS holds a technical meeting on the harmonization of mathematics curricula
Abuja, Nigeria – April 11, 2022. The ECOWAS Commission through its Education Sector has commenced a technical meeting of experts/resource persons for the harmonization of Mathematics curricula in the education system in the ECOWAS region. The technical meeting held at … Continue reading
Regulators Review Progress of the Implementation of the ECOWAS Regulation on Roaming
Accra, April 8, 2022. The Regulation on Roaming on Public Mobile Communications Networks in the ECOWAS Space was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 16th December 2017 with the aim to reduce the prices paid by ECOWAS citizens for … Continue reading